On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:32:47AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > After yesterdays X update to 3.3.2.3a-9 my system wanted to run xdm (I > previously didn't use xdm). However, whenever I would log in, it would > immediately return to the login screen. I decided to remove xdm, but now > when I try to run X using startx, I get the gray screen and cursor (the > window manager <icewm-gnome, but it does this with any window manager> > doesn't get started) then X stops running and I see: > > waiting for X server to shut down > > Before that, I get: > > System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m > us > -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors > from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 > /var/tmp/xfree86.xkm' >
I had the same problem... check your ~/.xsession-errors file. It probably indicates a syntax error in the /etc/X11/Xsession file at line 47. I added a line immediately before the 'default)' case containing ';;' and everything started working. Mike -- Mike Merten [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.angelfire.com/la/ironfoot ICQ# 28460680
